Handle-fastener.



No. 691,377. Patented Jan. 2l, |902.

L. HEBRMAN.

AHANDLE FASTENER.

(Application filed Oct. 3, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD I-IEERMAN, OE NEw YORK, N. Y.

HANDLE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,377, dated January21, 1902.

Application led October 3, 1901. Serial No. 77,383. (No model.)

To all whom it #may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD HEERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHandle-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for fastening ahandle to articles of various kinds-for instance, to brushes, carpet'sweepers, tools, baby-carriages, and soon.

The description following hereinafter discloses, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, what I consider to be a representative example ofmy invention. It will be understood, however, that in various respectsthe construction may be altered and that the novel features ofmyinvention are those which are pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings just referred to, Figure l is a plan of my improvedvhandle-fastener. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof on line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Figs. 3 and tare cross-sections on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig.5 is a partial cross-section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

A represents the article to which the handle is attached. This may be,for instance, the back of a brush or the casing of a carpetsweeper. Idesignate it by the generic term ofthe body." This body is formed witharecess or socket A', which is curved to receive the handle-holder B,mounted to turn, as will be described presently.` This handle-holdermay, as shown, be of approximate ball shape. The holder is formed atdiametrically opposite points with apertures or recesses b, which are inalinement with each other. When the material out of which the holder Bis made is not suciently hard, I may provide these sockets with metallinings C. `Into these sockets project pins D, the outer ends of whichare formed with flat enlargements or eyes D', through the apertures ofwhich are passed screwsEor equivalent securing devices,which extend intothe body A. It will be observed that these securing devices bind the datportions D' of the pivot-pins D directly against the outer surface ofthe body A. It will be understood that the pins D form pivots for theholder B, which is thus adapted to rook and even to turn completelyaround in a transvverse or vertical plane. The holder B is yentirelythrough the holder B and has, as

shown, a screw-threaded portion B', which extends from one end ofthesocket to an enlarged portion B2 at the other end of the socket. Thisenlarged portion is of such diameter as to receive the Vmain portion orbody of the handle F, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, While thescrew-threaded reduced end F' of the handle fits the screw-threadedportion B of the socket. The peculiar fastening device for thepivot-pins D holds them securely in place, as their iiattened ends D areclamped tightly against the body A. The handle F has its end portion Fmade ot such a length that when the handle is inserted in the positionshown in Figs. 2 and 3 its end may abut against the wall of the socketA', and of course if the handle is screwed in until a binding contact iseffected between its end and the wall of said socket the handle will bekept in a fixed relation to the body A. By slightly unscrewing thehandle it can be turned with the holder B on the pivots D and brought toany position, as exemplified bythe inclined dotted lines of Figs. 3 and4.-. Preferably that end of the holder B which is opposite the socketportion B2 is flattened, so that the rounded end of the handle may morereadily project from the holder. This flattened portion may serve afurther useful purpose.

When adj usted as hereinbefore described, the handle will be rigidlyconnected with the body A when the article, such as a brush, of whichthe said body forms a part is in use.

In some cases it may be found convenient to use the article while thehandle is loosely connected therewith, so that it is capable of aswinging movement, as when the handle is attached to a sweeper. Ofcourse this result might be obtained by slightly unscrewing the handlefrom the position shown in Fig. 3.

This, however, would be objectionable for the reason that the handlewould be loose in the holder B, and to obviate this the handle' isremoved entirely from the holder, and the latter is reversed, so thatthe Wide socket portion B2 will be within the socket A ofthe body,

and when the holder is in this reversed position the handle F is screwedin from the screwl threaded portion B' of the socket. The shoulder whichis formed at the junction of the body of the handle with the end portionF will then abut against the dat portion or shoulder B3 of the holder B.Inasmuch as this :dat portion or shoulder is farther away from thecenter or pivot line than the shoulder which s,

is formed at the junction of the two socket portions B and B2, it willbe obvious that in this position (shown in Fig. 4) the free end of thehandle portion F will not engage the Wall Thus While the handle will Iof the socket A.

be screwed tight to the holder B the latter will be practically free toturn on the pivots D.

Having described my invention, what I claim, .and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

The combination of the body, pivots providedwith flat portions engagingthe body, securing devices for pressing said fiat porftions against'thebody, aholder provided with sockets for engaging said pivots and with atransverselydisposed through aperture screw-threaded, at least partly,and a handle screwing into the aperture of the holder.

-LEOPOLD HERRMAN.

Witnesses:

. JOHN LoTKA,

EUGENE EBLE.

